She even invented and created a new style known as ‘ Bharatanrytam’. She learned that there is a gap between the history, theory and the actual dance. She wanted to delve much deeper in the art form Bharatnatyam which she has been learning from a very young age and which eventually led to researching about it.
Kelucharan Mohapatra – Odissiīorn on 4 th February 1943 in Madras, ‘Padma Subrahmanyam’ is not only a well-known Bharatnatyam dancer but is an expert in various fields including a research scholar, choreographer, musician (masters in Carnatic Music), teacher, ideologist and author. He received ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship’ in 1962 for his lifetime contribution to ‘Indian Dance’ and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1971. Known as the pioneer of ‘Modern Dance’, he opened his own academy known as the ‘Uday Shankar Centre for Dance’ in 1965 after settling down in Ballygunge, Kolkata. From a young age, been exposed to both Indian classical dance and folk dance, as well as to ballet during his stay in Europe, is when he decided to bring elements of both the styles together to create a new fusion form of dance which he called ‘Hi-dance’. Born in a Bengali family in Jaipur on 8 th December 1880, was the known dancer and choreographer ‘Uday Shankar’who was best known for creating fusion art by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian Classical Dance combined with Indian folk and tribal dance which he popularised in India, Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.Įven after not having any formal training in any of the Indian classical dance forms, what made him stand out were his creative presentations.
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